Bhuiyar
The Bhuiyar are an important artisan community some are weave
cloths on handlooms and some are agriculturist. They live in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjan,. The term of Bhuiyar is “Bhumi+Hara” it
means Landless people. The Bhuiyar or Bhuyiar are listed as a Scheduled Caste
(SC) under the provisions of the Indian Constitution. This grants them and
other SCs many benefits like fixed, reserved quotas in government jobs, in
admissions to various government-sponsored professional colleges and welfare
schemes for economic and social improvement and reserved seats in parliament.
Daya Ram Singh Bhamra
Haridwar
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Bhuiyar Community from North India Photo: 08.05.1991 |